This will be the earliest year I'll be covering on this site, mainly because A: I don't have much love for music made prior to this year and B: this is where the southern hemisphere began tracking the popular music of their respective countries. This was the biggest hit of the 70's in NZ, it's… Continue reading NZ hits of 1975
This will be the earliest year I'll be covering on this site, mainly because A: I don't have much love for music made prior to this year and B: this is where the southern hemisphere began tracking the popular music of their respective countries. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ… Continue reading NZ albums of 1975
This year was where certain artists dominated the mainstream, in Australia they were Abba, Sherbet and the Bay city rollers. This was the biggest hit of the 70's in NZ, it's curious because it wasn't even his big international hit (which we'll look at in a moment) proving that even from its inception, the RIANZ… Continue reading NZ hits of 1976
This year was where certain artists dominated the mainstream, in Australia they were Abba, Sherbet and the Bay city rollers. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around in the mainstream for quite a number of years since… Continue reading NZ albums of 1976
Disco hadn't quite reached its peak yet, however it was a rising star this year along the likes of soft rock and rock operas. This was another inescapable hit that Abba had back in the day in NZ, no doubt because it was their one and only Billboard chart topper proving that even America couldn't… Continue reading NZ hits of 1977
Disco hadn't quite reached its peak yet, however it was a rising star this year along the likes of soft rock and rock operas. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around in the mainstream for quite a… Continue reading NZ albums of 1977
Disco was a huge draw this year in music, however there was also a ton of rock opera and easy listening for people who weren't into shaking their groove thing. While it wasn't the biggest hit of the decade in NZ (at least as far as chart runs go) this lead single from Boney M's… Continue reading NZ hits of 1978
Disco was a huge draw this year in music, however there was also a ton of rock opera and easy listening for people who weren't into shaking their groove thing. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around… Continue reading NZ albums of 1978
This was when disco was at its peak, despite there being an apparent backlash in America due to its oversaturation. For whatever reason, we Aussies were a bit slow when it came to allowing MJ and the Jackson five back into the spotlight as adults as they were able to achieve massive success in NZ… Continue reading NZ hits of 1979
This was when disco was at its peak, despite there being an apparent backlash in America due to its oversaturation. Unlike in Australia where Billy Joel had some success with his previous efforts, this was the first that the kiwis had heard from him which is likely why it was a bigger success for him… Continue reading NZ albums of 1979
Hits of Australia and NZ 